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-----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of amy buckland Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:52 PM To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: Library Student Journal is looking for new staff Please forward to your student listservs. Thanks! Amy Buckland McGill University LOOKING FOR NEW STAFF! With the new school year upon us, LSJ is now looking for new staff and editorial board members. Job descriptions are below. All applications should be sent to [log in to unmask] with the job title in the subject line (please!) by October 10, 2008. Any questions can be sent to Amy at [log in to unmask] Editor-in-Chief The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for maintaining a consistently high editorial and ethical standard. The position requires daily communication with readers, authors, reviewers, staff members, and the Editorial Board. The Editor-in-Chief evaluates all newly received submissions, assigns manuscripts suitable for peer-review to a Section Editor, personally edits all Editorials and Essays, and makes the final decision to publish or not. The Editor-in-Chief is involved in every aspect of the editing and publishing process, including working closely with the Webmaster on technical issues. The Editor-in-Chief is the principal writer for the Editors' Blog and coordinates contributions from the Editorial Board. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent writing skills and will be an able and tactful editor of others' work. This position will require that you stay up to date on current topics of interest to the LIS field and be willing to take part in a variety of activities to promote the journal, including providing interviews to other publications. And the it requires that you have a good grasp of the issues and standards of scholarly journalism and Open Access publishing. Estimated weekly time commitment: 12 hours. Email [log in to unmask] with "editor in chief application" in the subject. Please attach a resume, a letter of intent, and a sample of your writing (not more than 1000 words). If you are chosen to the shortlist we may ask for references and/or to edit a sample paper. Section Editor Section Editors guide manuscripts submitted to the Articles section of the journal through the peer-review process. Section Editors choose suitable reviewers for each paper then use the completed reviews to make a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief. Section Editors work closely with authors of accepted manuscripts to revise their work to an acceptable standard, based on reviewer comments and their own revision requests. Estimated weekly time commitment: 5 hours Email [log in to unmask] with "section editor application" as the subject line. Please attach a writing sample (not more than 1000 words) and a resume/CV. LSJ seeks 4 Section Editors. Copyeditor Copyeditors work with authors of accepted manuscripts to improve the style, grammar, and organization of their papers. A successful copyeditor has an excellent eye for detail, an ability to see the big picture, and a tact for communicating revision requests to authors in a respectful manner. Email [log in to unmask] with "section editor application" as the subject line. Please attach a resume/CV and a writing sample (not more than 1000 words). LSJ seeks 5 Copyeditors. Proofreader Proofreaders review copyedited manuscripts for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and proper LSJ format. A successful proofreader will have an excellent eye for detail. Email [log in to unmask] with "proofreader application" as the subject line. LSJ seeks 5 Proofreaders. Web Editor Web Editors will create HTML documents for the online publication of journal articles, using established templates and documentation, based on Microsoft Word documents that have been peer-reviewed and edited. These documents will be translated into printable PDF versions. After this process, the student will enter metadata into the online publication system (a Dublin Core-based scheme), edit the author-supplied abstract or create a new one as appropriate, and will select subject terms from a controlled vocabulary to enable searching and browsing. Email [log in to unmask] with "web editor application" as the subject line. In the body of the email please give any particular areas of expertise or experience you think will help you in this position. LSJ seeks 4 Web Editors.